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DOI | [db:DOI] |
U.S.-India Insight: Revisiting Good Ideas | |
Richard M. Rossow | |
2020-11-20 | |
出版年 | 2020 |
国家 | 美国 |
领域 | 地球科学 ; 资源环境 |
英文摘要 | U.S.-India Insight: Revisiting Good IdeasNovember 20, 2020 When a U.S. administration changes, those focused on the U.S.-India relationship offer useful commentary on what initiatives should be started, what should change, what should end, and what will remain the same. These are important considerations, but there is another category of initiatives that should also be considered: older ideas that are dormant or are currently underperforming but can bridge gaps in the U.S.-India relationship. Some good ideas simply need a second chance or prioritization from leaders within the administration. There are plenty of instances in U.S.-India relations of good ideas requiring patience and persistence before progress. The defense foundation agreements are a recent notable example. These agreements on logistics, communications, and geospatial intelligence were originally raised over 10 years ago but saw no movement and were dropped from government bilateral meetings. However, a fresh commitment was made to seeing them through, and the two countries’ governments signed all three agreements in the last four years. A fourth agreement was later included, which opened the door for sharing sensitive defense industry information with India’s private sector. Here are three important initiatives rooted in prior government-to-government engagement that are timely but require renewed focus by the Biden administration:
The United States must engage India’s Ministry of Finance more regularly at senior levels on policy reform matters. The Finance Ministry has a tremendous level of control over India’s business environment. The two countries do have a Treasury-Finance dialogue, called the “Economic and Financial Partnership.” This platform requires an increased commitment to senior-level engagement and reestablishing the dormant working groups that had previously existed. For example, a bilateral working group on taxation would serve a powerful purpose, avoiding dangerous cross-border tax issues before they become a problem.
A new administration provides an opportunity to reflect and improve upon the structures that help define the U.S.-India government-to-government relationship. Clearly much of the activity that cements this strong partnership is happening outside lanes defined by the two governments. However, when problems and opportunities arise that impede parts of the relationship, government attention and support can be crucial. The United States and India’s principal ministerial forum has evolved from a “Strategic Dialogue” to a “Strategic and Commercial Dialogue,” and more recently to a “2+2 Ministerial Dialogue.” And it may evolve once more during the Biden administration. The subset of issues will also likely evolve, such as a renewed focus on renewable energy cooperation and increased cooperation on issues relevant to multilateral institutions. For the U.S.-India relationship to mature to its potential, the two countries’ leaders should ensure a focus on high-impact areas that have mutual benefit—even if the timeline for accruing these benefits is uneven for each side. Some of the best ideas that our governments can take up are not necessarily novel. Rather, they involve good ideas that are dormant or existing dialogues that could perform better. |
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